Feb 19 Art - Sit Spot #1630 - February 19, 2025

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 5:10 p.m.

Sit 1630    :      Brush Pile E    :   Cloudy 

-8° (-14°)         W 14-20 kph      66% humidity 

(Traffic Noises), 

(Left Snowshoe came off so

   spent most of my sit spot time

   getting the snowshoe back on),

Extras:

12:00 a.m. -| Cloudy,

3:25 a.m.   -| Quiet,

7:12 a.m. Sunrise -

Quiet this morning,

Morning Activities -

At Plan B for volunteer work,

(North/South roads very snow covered with drifts),

Afternoon Activities -

Delivered the Jerseyville food box,

Stopped at Brantford Costco for food and gas,

Slept for an hour after lunch,

Worked on computer calendar entries,

Exhausted but did a snowshoe walk 

   while Fleur-Ange took Marigold out for her walk,

Did my digital painting after supper,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Cardinal,

Mourning Dove, 

Junco,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Black Squirrel.

Feb 18 Art - Sit Spot #1629 - February 18, 2025

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 2:25 p.m.

Sit 1629    :    Brush Pile E    :    Cloudy 

-9° (-18°)       W 29-44 kph        56% humidity 

Carolina Wren flew into sit spot brush pile,

It hopped about including on my snowshoe,

(Helped not having the dog with me),

Extras:

1:00 a.m. -| Quiet,

2:15 a.m. -| Moon Shadows,

4:00 a.m. -| Mostly clear,

7:13 a.m. Sunrise -

All Quiet,

Morning Activities -

To Paris for massage,

Stopped at grocery store for a few items,

Fried up some bacon for BLT sandwiches,

Afternoon Activities -

Finished reading “Stone Blind”,

Looked on Amazon for other books by same author,

Debating on Kindle books or audios

    ($10 or $15 a month),

       Or just buying the books,

Made potato soup for supper,

Spent time snowshoeing trails then 

   walking with Marigold,

Vanessa caught for the 2nd day in a row

   tangled in Leroy’s feed bag,

Made a digital art piece today,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Junco,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Grey Squirrel.

Vanessa all tangled up

February 17, 2025

Monday, February 17, 2025

No Sit Spot Today

Extras:

12:55 a.m. -| Quiet,

2:45 a.m.   -|

4:00 a.m.   -| Cloudy,

7:15 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Goldfinches,

Blue Jay,

Mourning Dove, 

(Merlin App),

(Chickadees),

(Junco),

Morning Activities -

Made pancakes for breakfast,

Very short dog walk,

Yoga at Gretzky Sports Centre,

Afternoon Activities - 

4 km walk on Gretzky indoor track,

Late lunch,

Worked on walk records on computer,

1 hr nap,

Snowshoed with Marigold around the east field,

(Finding it difficult to get my gaiters and snowshoes on),

Walking still difficult even with snowshoes,

Marigold got her lead tangled around my legs

   and almost tripped me,

Collected our Blue Box from the ditch where

   the wind had blown it,

Snow, over a metre deep in the ditch, made it

   very challenging to get the box,

Read in “Stone Blind” until late supper,

No time for art project today.

 

Feb 16 Art - Sit. Spot #1628 - February 16, 2025

Sunday, February 16, 2025 10:45 a.m.

Sit 1628    :    Brush Pile E    :    Cloudy with snow 

-7° (-13°)       NE 17-25 kph       92% humidity 

(Took 28 minutes to walk 220 metres

   in the deep snow this morning).

Donkey braying, 

(Jet -  Air Canada flight 930...),

   (Toronto to Cancun),

Extras:

12:15 a.m. -| Cloudy,

1:40 a.m.   -|

3:50 a.m.   -| Quiet,

7:16 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Junco,

Cardinal,

Donkey braying,

Morning Activities -

Only did part of regular walk this morning due to 

   deep snow,

Shoveled the sidewalk from house to cars,

(Nancy used the snowblower to clear driveway again),

Afternoon Activities -

Shoveled the sidewalk for the 2nd time today,

Took an hour’s nap,

Dug out my gaiters and snowshoes,

   (Took almost an hour to find them and

      get them on. Difficult for me to put them on

      due to my stiff hips not allowing me to bend

      properly),

Snowshoed 2.5 km of trails. 

   Faster then walking in the deep snow but

      Still difficult to break trail),

Shoveled out the sidewalk for the 3rd time today,

(Jake used his tractor’s scoop to clear out

   the end of the driveway for us),

Feb 15 art - Sit Spot #1627 - February 15, 2025

Saturday, February 15, 2025 5:15 p.m.

Sit 1627    :   Just inside the barn    :   Cloudy 

-3° (-8°)        E 15-23 kph                    95% humidity 

Donkey braying, 

Goats bleating,

Carolina Wren flew by & then in the barn,

(2 of them stay in the barn at night),

(Traffic Noises), 

Extras;

12:25 a.m. -| Cloudy,

1:55 a.m.   -|

3:10 a.m.   -| Quiet,

7:18 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

All Quiet,

Morning Activities -

Drove to Gretzky Centre,

   6 km walk on indoor track,

   Walked with Donna, Diane, Leslie,

Stopped at Drugstore on way home,

   Could not find Fleur-Ange’s choice of cough drops,

   Picked up a prescription,

Early lunch,

Listened to CBC “Under the Influence”,

Afternoon Activities -

Listened to CBD “Quirks and Quarks”,

Shoveled sidewalk again,

Shoveled around the cars,

Shoveled around the mailbox at the road,

30 minute rest in music room,

1.5 km Trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold, 

Cooked hamburgers for my part of supper,

Worked on digital painting,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Goldfinches,

Junco,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.